A government bond with a par value of R1000, maturing in 5 years, offers an annual coupon of 9.5%, and a yield to maturity of 11.5%. PART A: What is the current value of the bond? Give your answer in Rands (R) correct to TWO decimal places. R........ PART B: Use the table approach to determine the value on the right-hand side of the convexity calculation. That is, what is the sum of the discounted cash flows, multiplied by (t2 + t)? Provide your answer correct to TWO decimal places. Answer.......... PART C: Given your results above, what is the convexity of this bond? Give your answer, correct to TWO decimal places. Answer....... PART D: If this bond has a modified duration of 4 and yields increase by 200 basis points, the correction for convexity ((∆P/P) will forecast that the bond price will decrease by what percentage? Provide your answer, in percent (%), correct to TWO decimal places.

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A government bond with a par value of R1000, maturing in 5 years, offers an annual coupon of 9.5%, and a yield to maturity of 11.5%. 

PART A: What is the current value of the bond? Give your answer in Rands (R) correct to TWO decimal places.
R........

PART B: Use the table approach to determine the value on the right-hand side of the convexity calculation. That is, what is the sum of the discounted cash flows, multiplied by (t2 + t)?
Provide your answer correct to TWO decimal places. 
Answer..........

PART C: Given your results above, what is the convexity of this bond?
Give your answer, correct to TWO decimal places. 
Answer.......

PART D: If this bond has a modified duration of 4 and yields increase by 200 basis points, the correction for convexity ((∆P/P) will forecast that the bond price will decrease by what percentage?
Provide your answer, in percent (%), correct to TWO decimal places. 
Answer% ..........
You do not have to indicate the negative with `–` or `() `, simply provide your answer in percent (%

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